If I remember right, Bob Tracy besides using Agent Orange, helped mix up Napalm - they had big barrels of powered soap, I think so it would mix better - seem to remember it was gas / diesel and soap - gas for quick burn, diesel for slowing it down and saop made it stick on 'things'... nasty stuff, google says:
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Napalm is a mixture of a thickening/gelling agent and petroleum or a similar fuel for use in an incendiary device. It was initially used against buildings, and later was used primarily as an anti-personnel weapon that sticks to skin and causes severe burns when on fire. Napalm was developed in 1942, in a secret laboratory at Harvard University in Massachusetts, by a team led by chemist Louis Fieser.[1] Its first recorded use was in the European theatre of war during World War II; it was used extensively in incendiary attacks on Japanese cities in the Pacific War.
"Napalm" is a combination of the names of two of the constituents of the gelling agent: naphthenic acid and palmitic acid. "Napalm B" is the more modern version of napalm and, although distinctly different in its chemical composition, it is often referred to simply as "napalm".[2
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A more modern version, "Napalm-B" or "super napalm", is a blend of low-octane petrol (gasoline) with benzene and gelled with polystyrene. This is the type that was used in the Vietnam War. Unlike conventional napalm, which burns for only 15–30 seconds, Napalm-B burns for up to 10 minutes and is significantly more adhesive which gives improved destruction effects.
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nasty stuff - please shoot me...